Staff profiles

Rachel Black

Course Leader BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Rachel gained qualified teacher status in Physical Education in 1999, and has a wealth of experience teaching, leading and advising in a range of both primary and secondary schools in Sussex and Shropshire. Rachel has gained considerable experience teaching in Higher Education, and prior to joining the team at Birmingham City...

Jodie Bryant

Course Leader Msc (Pre-registration) Physiotherapy, Simulation Lead: School of Health Sciences

Jodie has been a HCPC registered Physiotherapist since 2006 after graduating from Oxford Brookes University. She has worked predominantly in NHS settings, completing the majority of her clinical work in London at Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Trust. Jodie has also worked privately and has run her own private domiciliary...

Jennie Carter

Leader BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Jennie is a Lecturer on the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Program at Birmingham City University. Jennie is a Performance Nutrition Practitioner who is passionate about applying sports nutrition knowledge into practice. She has 10 years’ experience of working within professional sport. Jennie has predominantly worked with...

Dr Matthew Cole

Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Nutrition

As a registered sport and exercise nutritionist, Matt has provided nutrition support to a variety of elite athletes and teams, as well as being part of the anti-doping team at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Matt has significant experience of teaching and leadership in the higher education sector, and has taught across a range...

Francesco Dimundo

Research to PhD (Health)

Francesco is a BSc, MSc, PgCert, FHEQ, Strength and Conditioning specialist with more than 10 years of experience in high performance training for sports including Olympic taekwondo, boxing, football, rugby, track and field, volleyball and Olympic weightlifting. He started his career in the sector of sport science after...

Dr Lewis Gough

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science/MRes Course Leader

Lewis is the current research cluster lead for Sport Sciences for Health and Disease and is the Unit of Assessment lead for REF (Research Excellence Framework). He also holds editorial positions with BMC Nutrition and Frontiers in Sport and Active Living. Lewis has sourced over £250k of external income for research...

Dr Helen Gravestock

Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science

Helen has worked in learning and teaching in Higher Education for 7 years in Sport and Exercise Science undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Helen has also completed a PGCert in Higher Education and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Helen completed her PhD at Leeds Beckett University, where she measured and...

Richard Handyside

Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science

Richard has extensive applied experience in the field of Performance Analysis, having provided Performance Analysis support to elite coaches and athletes at the The English Institute of Sport, England Netball, Arsenal Football Club and Leeds United Football Club. Winning a Gold Medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the...

Dr Adam Herbert

Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science

Adam completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Manchester Metropolitan University before undertaking a position as the Sport Scientist at Port Vale Football Club. This primarily involved providing support to academy players age 8 – 18 before Adam then moved into the role as Head of Academy Sport Science...

Dr Laura Hodgson

Assistant Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science

Laura joined Birmingham City University in 2019 and currently teaches on the BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science undergraduate degree programme, primarily in sport and exercise psychology. Laura obtained her PhD in 2018 which explored the role of emotional abilities in elite sports coaching. Her main interests lie in the...